World Trade Center site
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sitio del World Trade Center
- Working with New York's senior senator, Charles Schumer, she was instrumental in quickly securing $21 billion in funding for the World Trade Center site's redevelopment.
- the memorial at the World Trade Center site
- workers at the World Trade Center site
- plans for the World Trade Center site
Examples
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Jake worked at the World Trade Center site for 17 days and was exposed to multiple physical hazards, including sharp debris and unhealthy air.
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The new museum dedicated to the victims of 9/11 opened at the World Trade Center site last week.
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There will be a ceremony at the World Trade Center site marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
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While no first responders from Troy died at the World Trade Center site, the city has ties to the event a decade ago.
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Headquartered in Manhattan, the engineering firm is involved in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.
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"The transformation taking place at the World Trade Center site is a powerful reminder of our city's determination not only to remember, but to rebuild and renew.
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John Feal, founder and president of the FealGood Foundation, says, "Eleven years ago, thousands of First Responders were told by authorities that the air at the World Trade Center site was safe to breathe."
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Family members visit the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site in New York.
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The couple visited the World Trade Center site, where they dedicated a memorial to 9/11 victims.
Synonyms
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The place in New York City where the World Trade Center was before the 2001 terrorist attacks
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from the proper name 'World Trade Center' (a specific building complex) plus 'site' (a location), so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to the location of the World Trade Center. While historical or cultural details (e.g., the 2001 destruction) are extra knowledge, the basic locative meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and is cross-linguistically routine.
Etymology
World Trade Center site names the exact place where the World Trade Center towers once stood. After the 2001 attacks the open site was cleared and later rebuilt with new buildings and a memorial, so the phrase now refers to the area of the rebuilt complex and the 'place of remembrance'.